Dans un monde futuriste et totalitaire sous le contrôle de Big Brother, Winston Smith, employé au ministère de la Vérité, falsifie l'histoire pour ne pas compromettre le pouvoir qui se serait trompé dans le passé. Dans une société où les sentiments humains ont été éliminés, ce dernier cherche l'amour et la liberté.

1984

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 We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can.

 John Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should be appreciated as things of beauty and worth. To the other white members of the European club of which he is member, these views are dangerous, undermining the foundation of British colonial rule.

 Flory is drawn into a deadly rivalry when he befriends Veraswami, an Indian doctor, who is under the scrutiny of a corrupt magistrate. Flory defies the convention of imperial bigotry in Burma by offering to help his new friend, but the consequences to him, and Elizabeth Lackersteen, the woman he loves, will be explosive.

 Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, Burmese Days was Orwell's first novel, and sparked controversy for its scathing portrayal of colonial society.

Burmese Days

Poteva essere uno straccione e morire di freddo o anche di fame, ma finché era in grado di leggere, pensare e cercare le meteore nel cielo era libero nella mente. Perché i vagabondi sono così detestati? Credo che dipenda dalla semplice ragione che non riescono a guadagnarsi da vivere. In pratica, a nessuno importa che un lavoro sia utile o meno, produttivo o da parassita; la sola cosa che conta è che sia redditizio. "Fai i soldi, falli legalmente, e fanne tanti". Il denaro è diventato la grande prova della virtù. Ma i barboni non superano questa prova, ed è per questo che vengono emarginati. Se si potessero guadagnare, mendicando, anche solo dieci sterline a settimana, diventerebbe immediatamente una professione decorosa. Un girovago è soltanto un uomo d'affari che vive, come fanno tanti altri, nella maniera che gli è più comoda. Non ha venduto il proprio onore più di quanto non lo abbia fatto tanta altra gente.

Senza un soldo a Parigi e a Londra

1984, le chef-d’œuvre de George Orwell, fait partie des plus grands textes du xxème siècle. Les lecteurs de tous âges connaissent Big Brother et Winston Smith, car plus qu’un roman politique et dystopique, 1984 a nourri notre imaginaire sans jamais perdre de son actualité. L’atmosphère envoûtante et le dessin aux teintes fantastiques de l’illustrateur brésilien Fido Nesti, alliés à la modernité de la traduction de Josée Kamoun, nous offrent aujourd’hui une somptueuse édition de 1984, la première version graphique du texte mythique d’Orwell.Il s'agit d’un des événements éditoriaux les plus attendus de l’année à travers le monde.

1984 : Roman graphique

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

 The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones - he's drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the boar, Old Major, shares his revolutionary plans, the animals are convinced they can thrive on their own once the despot Jones is overthrown. But as the pigs vie for power, they begin to bear an uncanny resemblance to the tyrants they have overthrown.

 George Orwell's renowned fable became an instant success on publication after the Second World War. The novel has continued to captivate readers of all ages, and has secured Orwell's position as one of the great writers of the twentieth century.

Animal Farm

Historical revisionism, surveillance, language reduction and a cult of personality are the norm in Oceania in 1984. But for Winston Smith, a 39-year-old man with the difficult task of rewriting history, it's all too much! Determined to reduce Big Brother to ashes, he embarks on a long and perilous quest that will lead him down the path of other activists eager for Freedom and Truth!

Dans un monde parfait, une ferme, les animaux chassent les hommes et prennent le pouvoir. Belle et la démocratie mais quand les cochons se regroupent et deviennent tyrans à la place du tyran...

Orwell nous explique clairement son refus du totalitarisme et les mécanismes que ce système politique met en place pour conquérir le pouvoir et le garder.

La ferme des animaux

A memoir of the author's time among the desperately poor and destitute in London and Paris. It documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses, working as a dishwasher in the vile 'Hotel X', living alongside tramps, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts.

1984

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